The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.

The embassy was near the art gallery where the ambassador, Viktor&nbsp;Karlov,&nbsp;was shot, and Turkish police detained a man over the incident, state media reported.

&quot;An individual approached the US Embassy Ankara main gate and discharged a firearm,&quot; the embassy said in a statement, adding no-one was hurt and the individual was detained.

As a result, the embassy and consulates in Istanbul and Adana were closed for normal operations, it added.&nbsp;

(With inputs from AFP)

Nobody was hurt after someone discharged a gun outside the embassy. The shooter was immediately detained

The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital. The embassy was near the art gallery where the ambassador, Viktor Karlov, was shot, and Turkish police detained a man over the incident, state media reported. "An individual approached the US Embassy Ankara main gate and discharged a firearm," the embassy said in a statement, adding no-one was hurt and the individual was detained. As a result, the embassy and consulates in Istanbul and Adana were closed for normal operations, it added. (With inputs from AFP)

US closes Ankara missions as precaution after overnight shooting incident

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US closes Ankara missions as precaution after overnight shooting incident